Category for a new task should be autofilled during filtered view

[Guest]

In Outlook 2003, I am entering new tasks in a filtered view (e.g. Category
"Work"). The problem is that when I enter a new task, the Category is not
autofilled to that filtered category. This is a hassel, because after
entering the task, I don't see it on the list. I have to "view by categoy",
select the task that I just created and then change the category. This
effectively doubles the amount of time to create a new task in Outlook.

If I create a new task on my hand-help Pocket PC in a filtered view, it
automatically fills in the categories with the categories in which the
filtered view defines. This is a functional difference between how the
hand-held works and how Outlook works. It would help tremendously if I
didn't have to remember to do things differently in Outlook than on my
hand-held.

Thanks,

Bill Alexander
Conexant

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[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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In Outlook 2003, I am entering new tasks in a filtered view (e.g.
Category "Work"). The problem is that when I enter a new task, the
Category is not autofilled to that filtered category. This is a
hassel, because after entering the task, I don't see it on the list.
I have to "view by categoy", select the task that I just created and
then change the category. This effectively doubles the amount of
time to create a new task in Outlook.

If I create a new task on my hand-help Pocket PC in a filtered view,
it automatically fills in the categories with the categories in which
the filtered view defines. This is a functional difference between
how the hand-held works and how Outlook works. It would help
tremendously if I didn't have to remember to do things differently in
Outlook than on my hand-held.

Any reason you don't just enter the category in the Categories field you
wish when creating the task itself? That's how I do it....you've already got
the task open, so there's no need to open it twice.

W/r/t what you request, some clever scripter might be able to do it, but I
can't think of any way. Outlook is significantly more complicated than
PocketPC.

 

[Guest]

The reason I don't fill the category is that it at the bottom left corner of
the new task dialog -- very easy for someone to forget to fill in.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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The reason I don't fill the category is that it at the bottom left
corner of the new task dialog -- very easy for someone to forget to
fill in.

Sure, but it's still in the bottom (right, actually) when you open it to
enter it later.

I'm sure someone with a little vbscript experience could do this in a few
minutes, but alas, that isn't me.

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